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It took years for Facebook to accept this truth, to understand that users should be liberated from such a prison of lone sentiment. How many times have we gazed through the steel bars of our newsfeeds and thought: “I want this friend to know I read her post and it touched me. But given her news, the tragic death of her cocker spaniel, I fear ‘Like’ may send the wrong message.”

Come on, Facebook. Her dog died. I’m feeling the opposite of Like.

This was always the problem with a One Button Response System. It ignored the vast range of human emotion and assumed all content was binary: you liked something or you did not, in which case you just kept scrolling while wondering why you spent so much time on Facebook.

But a jailbreak from the “Like” gulag arrived on Wednesday. That’s when Facebook unveiled Reactions: five new emojis that expand on the traditional thumbs-up “Like.” Now you have some emoji choice.

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A friend just lost his job? Sad. This snow-rain winter storm? Wow. A video in which a drunken fool boards a trampoline and ends up in a bed of rhododendrons? Haha. Friends expecting their first baby? Love. A story about a baby dolphin that dies after beachgoers pass it around for selfies? Angry.

Sad, wow, haha, love and angry: this is a great start. But if Facebook is serious about enabling the real emotional responses of its 1 billion-plus users, here are some other Reactions it might consider:

1. An emoji with squinty eyes and pointing finger that means, “You Need To Shut Up.” For when a college friend posts memories on your wall — a bachelor party in Vegas, say, or the time you hot-wired a car —likely to raise questions from your employer or partner.

2. An emoji of sheer exasperation that means, “What Makes You Think I Have Any Interest In This?” For when a friend repeatedly sends requests to play Candy Crush Saga or adds you to groups such as Knitters Unite or Naked Cycling.

3. An emoji with averted eyes and earplugs that means, “Too Much Information.” For when a friend shares intimate details of a botched romantic encounter with someone you know, or explains what happened in the office loo after she got food poisoning from a takeout burrito.

4. An emoji with huge eyes and hand over mouth that means, “Damn, Is That What You Look Like Today?” For when a friend you haven’t seen in ages shares a recent vacation photo that appears to be doctored with Jabba the Hutt clip art.

5. An emoji with rolling eyes that means, “Have You Gone Insane?” For when a friend explains why Donald Trump would make a great president or why the Leafs are still worth watching this season or any season ever again, the bums.

6. An emoji with a red strikeout circle that means, “Could You Stop With The Emojis Already? We Used To Talk! We Used To Hang! Now All You Do Is Post These Emojis That Make No Sense!”

7. An emoji with one raised eye and crossed arms that means, “Did You Forget I Can See This?” For when a friend blows off plans at the last minute, claiming illness, then posts pictures while out with someone else.

8. An emoji that conveys deep concern and means, “You’re Starting To Freak Me Out.” For when a friend starts sending you wildly inappropriate messages or begins using the “Poke” button even though it’s 2016 and who pokes anyone anymore?

9. An emoji with wistful eyes and a slight frown that means, “Your Life Is Filling Me With Envy.” For friends who are constantly posting about their flashy new cars, their dazzling homes, their perfect children, their dream jobs. And then when you put up something about how you found three toonies in the couch while vacuuming, they’re all like, “Way to go!!! (Multiple Happy Face Emojis) Happy for you!!!”

10. An emoji with a waving hand that means, “I Have Decided To Quit Facebook.”

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